(August 15, 2024) - In this episode of The ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with golf industry icon and entrepreneurial legend Barney Adams. 

Adams shares the trials, tribulations and successes he has encountered over his career that spans more than five decades. This episodes provides you with lessons learned, key takeaways and nuggets of wisdom from one of golf's most successful entrepreneurs.

(July 26th, 2024) - Jeff Nicholson joins show creator and host, Colin Weston, to share how their 70-year old manufacturing company saw an opportunity to give back to the sport they love by creating the VertaCat all-terrain mobility rider for paraplegic athletes.

"I have been involved with a lot of products over my life but this product is like no other. A year ago I didn't even know what an adaptive golf cart was. We have learned so much. We meet our prospects on the driving range where we adjust the seats, hook up the strapping and get them in and buckled in.

"They lift themselves up, grab a 7-iron and take a swing. When they connect they make eye contact with their friends and a smile comes on their face and they say, 'This is going to change my life!' I always get goosebumps and tears in my eyes. This is a blessing and we're just so thankful that we get to participate in it."

- Jeff Nicholson, Chief Marketing Officer with VertaCat

(July 17, 2024) - In this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with founder of Grateful For Golf (G4G), Kevin Carpenter. Kevin has founded Grateful For Golf (G4G) Inc. which provides recreation, mentorship, education and vocational training opportunities for at-risk youth.

"I am perfectly content helping one person at a time, as every ripple makes a wave."

- Kevin Carpenter, The GratiDude, joins host Weston for a masterclass on how to embrace a "give first" mindset to amplify your sense of purpose.

(June 27, 2024) -  In this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with Tim Briand from Foresight Sports. 

So how do golf launch monitors work and what is the technology behind them? Tim Briand with Foresight Sports joins host Colin Weston for an engaging and in-depth conversation about the massive growth in the launch monitor sector for both the professional player on the range and the recreational player having fun in a golf simulator.

"The average North American male golfer, over 80% - four out of five of them - gamble when they play regularly. So when we look at a virtual format like simulator golf, one of the big elements that creates stickiness in golf is community. And a lot of that community is based upon the idea of 'I can compete against you even though we have different skill.'"

- Tim Briand, Foresight Sports

In this slightly different format for the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, offers a documentary-style podcast focussing on the fascinating history behind the development of and the future of synthetic turf.

Colin reached out to Jeffrey McDaniel - the Global Director of Business Development at Synthetic Turf International and architect Bob Johnston, who specializes in designing high performance sport surfacing to help with understanding the origins and future of this universally used sport surface.

"While in Sarasota Florida I was invited to PopStroke, which is a fun and challenging 36-hole mini golf entertainment experience. I was impressed by the quality of the synthetic greens, fringe and rough and it got me thinking about the origins of artificial turf. I wanted to learn the why, when and how synthetic turf came to be, along with the evolution of the materials and fabrication techniques over the past six decades."

- Colin Weston, creator/host ModGolf Podcast

In this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with Igor Vainshtein, the founder of GolfTrak.app. Vainshtein shares his incredible journey that started when his parents immigrated to Australia from the former USSR with $200 and no English skills whatsoever. 

"I had extremely disastrous blow-ups in my career. Moments where I thought there's no way I'm coming back from this. But if I look back now, I wouldn't change a thing because all those little 'sliding doors moments' is why I'm here today."

- Igor Vainshtein, founder of GolfTrak.app

In this edition of The ModGolf Podcast. show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with Ann Liguori, a leader and trailblazer in sports broadcasting as President of Ann Liguori Productions, Inc.

She is an award-winning sport’s talk show host, public speaker, broadcaster, journalist, author and producer. Ann's latest book is Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf where 12 legendary players in golf share life lessons they learned from the game. Life on the Green is available on Amazon.

In this episode of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with Carolin Pinegger from Golf Pitch Challenge. Do you have a golf venture our product that you need help getting to the next level?

Even if you're at the idea stage, Colin's guest Carolin Pinegger is looking for you to join them for the next Golf Pitch Challenge and Mastermind event May 22 and 23 in Orlando Florida.

In this episode of The ModGolf Podcast, show host and creator, Colin Weston, speaks with Nick Darby from Get Golfing which is a UK non-profit that acquires and revitalizes distressed golf properties.

While returning from The 2024 PGA Show Demo Day in Orlardo on a shuttle bus, host Colin Weston sat beside someone and asked how his day went. That young man was Nick Darby, who was attending on behalf of Get Golfing.  After an engaging bus ride conversation, Colin asked Nick if he would tell the Get Golfing story on The ModGolf Podcast.

Coach Shayain Is Masters Ready With Her Eclipse Glasses - All Images Credit Shayain Gustavsp

As the sun rose over the hallowed grounds of Augusta National, spectators eagerly awaited not only the sight of their favourite golfers but also a celestial spectacle – a solar eclipse. The air was charged with excitement as people flocked to witness this rare phenomenon, adding an extra layer of magic to the Masters experience....

At the annual PGA Show in late January in Orlando, ModGolf creator and host, Colin Weston, always make a point of taking the 30-minute bus shuttle out to 'Demo Day' to kick the tires of the golf industry's latest equipment at the 360º range facility.

The product that really caught his attention this year had nothing to do with hitting balls across the 400-yard diameter driving range. Off to the side was a compact setup that exuded a fun vibe where people were hitting oversized plastic whiffle balls with an oversized plastic club.... at buckets with flags in them.

That was his introduction to BucketGolf. After playing a quick round he struck up a conversation with Founder and CEO Tyler Simmons to learn about how BucketGolf came to be.

Brad Ewart At Augusta National - Image Contributed

By Brad Ewart                                      

One of the saddest moments in my golf career was the day I almost played Augusta National Golf Club - home of the Masters Championship...

ModGolf creator and host, Colin Weston, recently spoke with David Hinkle and Rio Valeriano with T36 Golf who are flipping the script on traditional golf and redefining the sport for a new generation of golfers.

Their revolutionary "Double Loop" design lets you experience a full 18-hole game with a smaller environmental footprint and shorter playtime.

To kick off the 15th season of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, attended The 2024 PGA Show, where he broadcasted live from the Media Stage.

Weston recorded six conversations with golf industry innovators on the show floor Media Stage. In this session, Part 2 of his PGA Show 'Live' conversations, he presents the 4th, 5th and 6th interviews with some very interesting guests.

To kick off the 15th season of the ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, attended The 2024 PGA Show, where he broadcasted live from the Media Stage.

Here are the first three of six engaging conversations with a diverse group of entrepreneurs and innovators that he met at the show.

Season 14 of The ModGolf Podcast wrapped up with episode 12 and the Brad Schweigert from PXG interview. The ModGolf team is currently working on the next twelve episodes for Season 15, which launches in February.

Colin Weston and his team heard some amazing stories from a diverse group of guests who discussed how inclusion, technology, entertainment, music, celebrity, hospitality and community building intersect to shape the future of golf.

In this episode of The ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, speaks with Brad Schweigert, PXG Chief Product Officer.

"Mike Nicolette - who at that time worked for me at Ping - met Bob Parsons by chance playing nine holes of golf on a Friday afternoon. They had a good time and traded numbers afterwards and Bob would then call Mike all the time asking questions about golf equipment. Fast forward two years later, Bob had divested from GoDaddy and had an idea that he wanted to do something to change the golf industry."

- Brad Schweigert, PXG Chief Product Officer

In this edition of the ModGolf Podcast, show host and creator, Colin Weston, has a fascinating conversation with LPGA Tour veteran pro, Christina Kim.

"Everybody has trauma, so being able to work through that has been huge for my golf game. Funnily enough, I need to remember that I'm a person before I'm a golfer."

- Christina Kim, LPGA Tour pro

On the LPGA Tour Christina Kim is known for her bubbly, fun, positive personality. After more than a decade of professional golf that veneer cracked, leaving Christina exhausted, depressed and contemplating suicide. On this compelling episode Christina and host Colin Weston share stories of trauma, rejuvenation and a newfound joy in both life and golf.

What's Your SuperPower? Amy Bockerstette Down syndrome golf advocate / I GOT THIS Foundation

"I have Down syndrome and I am rocking my extra chromosome!"

Amy Bockerstette and her dad Joe join host Colin Weston for a heartfelt, fun and inspirational conversation about how golf has positively impacted their family and the community they have helped create.

In this episode of The ModGolf Podcast, show creator and host, Colin Weston, interviewed Amy Bockerstette who first came to prominence in the public eye during the moment that Colin describes below. 

"On Jan. 29, 2019 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open’s Dream Day on the famous 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course, Amy Bockerstette, who has Down syndrome, demonstrated to the golfing world what a determined athlete with self-confidence and a positive attitude can achieve.

While playing with PGA TOUR players Gary Woodland and Matt Kuchar during the Tuesday practice round, Amy hit the par 3 tee shot 117 yards into a greenside bunker, splashed her sand shot to within 8 feet of the pin, and made her par putt in front of a roaring crowd."

The I GOT THIS Foundation was born out of this moment, which was captured on video and has since gone viral, receiving more than 54 million views on social media platforms.